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AIM Intelligent Machines, which retrofits heavy construction equipment to operate autonomously, raised $50M from Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, and others (Rachyl Jones/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/06/10/2025/co…

Construction tech startup AIM raises $50M to fuel expansion
The firm that retrofits heavy equipment into autonomous machines, backed by Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst, can help fill the construction industry’s huge labor gap and growing infrastructure demand.

Local transit nerds: the most recent MUNI fare inspector training manual is now public with only one redaction. https://sanfrancisco.nextrequest.com/requests/25-3160

The CPJ has directed a law firm to set up a legal entity in the UK, in part as a precautionary measure against potential Trump EOs targeting American nonprofits (Prashant Rao/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/06/11/2025

Fearing Trump action, US nonprofits seek shelter in the UK
Several American nonprofits are exploring setting up legal entities in Britain, in part as a precautionary measure against feared executive orders.

Memo: Google appoints a new chief AI architect, DeepMind CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu, who will coordinate future AI-powered product development (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/06/11/2025/google-names-new-ch…

Google names new chief AI architect to advance developments
DeepMind’s tech chief, Koray Kavukcuoglu, was named to the newly created position, where he will work alongside Sundar Pichai to help speed up production.

"All the while, all I’ve heard all day is Israeli tanks, machine guns, snipers, and bombs.
But never any fire from the opposite direction."
EXCLUSIVE: American Security Contractor Unloads On US-Israeli ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’
https://zeteo.com/p/exclusive-american

EXCLUSIVE: American Security Contractor Unloads On US-Israeli ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’
I thought I was signing up for an aid mission. But what I've witnessed in Gaza is horrific.

Musk's administration allies become targets (Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/06/09/2025/musks-administration-allies-become-targets
http://www.memeorandum.com/250610/p18#a250610p18

Shawn Harris is taking on Empty G
#politics #UnitedStates

Sources: Netflix bought a pilot TV series from The Daily Beast, produced with Bright North Studios, focusing on topical news events in a 30-minute format (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/06/08/2025/netflix-…

Netflix buys Daily Beast TV pilot as it races against YouTube
The project is still in its early stages.

Politico's editorial union says its new AI tool generates garbled or made-up DC intelligence, including a fictional basket-weaver guild; Politico defends it (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/06/08/2025/politicos-a…

Politico’s AI tool spits out made-up slop, union says
Unionized staffers say the AI tool violates language in their contract.